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Woolworths Mobile $30 Pre-Paid Starter Pack for $1 + $2 Delivery, New Activations Get 6GB Data (Online Only)

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Woolworths Mobile $30 Pre-Paid Starter Pack for $1 + $2 Delivery, New Activations Get 6GB Data (Online Only)
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Member 0230 on 22/05/2016 - 00:55 woolworthsmobile.com.au (10474 clicks)
Last edited 22/05/2016 - 12:49 by 3 other users

I've never used Woolies Mobile, but I think $29 off a $30 starter pack is good value. $2 delivery for SIM packs, maximum 2 packs per order.

Bonus: new activations before 30 June get 6GB data (normally 2GB + current bonus 1GB) — details here

According to their Coverage page Woolies "uses parts of Telstra's 4G and 3G mobile networks".

Finishes 31 May, thanks @Sydney and @Obey

Updated:
1. Deal end date
2. Online only
3. Delivery charge and max units per order
4. Added URL to how to get 6GB bonus
5. Clarifying 2GB data is normal for $30 recharge, additional 1GB data is a current bonus
6. Learning that I missed a lot of useful details!

The starter pack has to be activated within 3 months of purchase. thanks Sydney11

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  • snappy1234 on 23/05/2016 - 16:05
    +4

    12 Gb of data is still available for $33.50 at Woolies (stores)- no bargain compared to this deal but amazing on Telstras network.

  • [Deactivated] on 23/05/2016 - 18:36
    +1

    Available again, but at $15.

  • Obey on 24/05/2016 - 06:12

    Has anyone received a dispatch email yet?

    • [Deactivated] on 24/05/2016 - 10:33

      Still no notice yet. I guess they got overwhelmed by order numbers.
      Will they cancel?

      • techno2000 on 24/05/2016 - 10:44
        +5

        i got told by my mate that he checked with woolworths and was informed that they have all been dispatched.

        • retiredfeline on 24/05/2016 - 11:03

          Thanks. I guess they are not sending out dispatch emails because they haven't fixed the bug that omitted the unit number in addresses and spooked people. Looking forward to checking my mailbox.

        • [Deactivated] on 24/05/2016 - 12:00

          Good news.

  • Member 0230 on 24/05/2016 - 08:28
    +1

    Please know the actual $30 SIM packs are back in stock, but now selling at half price instead of 96% off.

    To some, 50% off these packs may still be a real bargain.

    From the website:

    3GB Data: 2GB data + 1GB Bonus Data^
    $1000 Calls: Standard National & International
    Unlimited SMS: Standard National
    Unlimited calls to Woolworths mobiles

    Flag Fall 40c
    Call Rate/min 90c
    2 min call cost $2.20
    Data charged in 1KB blocks

  • YellowKnight on 24/05/2016 - 09:29

    Has anyone received theirs yet?

    • [Deactivated] on 24/05/2016 - 11:01
      +7

      Did you click the drone delivery button?
      If not then no. It's barely been 24 hours

  • retiredfeline on 24/05/2016 - 16:04

    Ok, I've got the dispatch email, and they fixed up the missing unit number. So hopefully in my mailbox in a couple of days.

    • Obey on 24/05/2016 - 16:32
      +2

      Still waiting for the dispatch email..

  • mrshorty on 24/05/2016 - 16:59

    Yep received the dispatch email today for an order - although the address still doesn't have the unit number!

    Hi XXXX,

    Your order has been dispatched and will be with you shortly. Please find the details of your order below.

  • HoneyComb on 24/05/2016 - 18:24

    Surprised you can't pay with woolworths gift card

    • BargainKen on 24/05/2016 - 19:23

      At $1 who cares, spend your gift card on groceries instead

  • cloudie9 on 24/05/2016 - 20:59

    Mine just got dispatched! Now waiting for my other order under my ms name, lol

  • YellowKnight on 25/05/2016 - 09:58

    No dispatch email for me yet. I really hope they fix up the Unit number problem.

    • Spectatie on 25/05/2016 - 11:25

      I called them up & they said it was due to be delivered today or tomorrow. Not got any dispatch mail about it yet though. Perhaps they are still recovering from the severe ozbargaining the were given. I did not have any address issues though so no idea on that.

  • spendinghacker on 26/05/2016 - 12:55
    +6

    Just got off an online chat with one of their CSRs.

    They have clearly been ozbargained and are severely overwhelmed

    The CSR advised me that none of this week's orders has been shipped as of yesterday.

    They will start staggered shipping from today and people should receive their purchases between tomorrow and Tuesday (subject to Australia Post lead time).

    I've also been told that they had an issue recording unit numbers on addresses in their order system which has taken time to fix and caused further delays.

    Bottom line: SIMs should be in your hands by mid next week (touch wood).

    • retiredfeline on 26/05/2016 - 13:09
      +1

      Thanks for the heads-up. As I suspected, Woolies Mobile can't have been doing much business online before if they had all these latent problems exposed by their first OzBargain experience.

      • spendinghacker on 26/05/2016 - 16:53

        I guess they never really intended for lots of people to buy SIM packs online given Woolies stores are EVERYWHERE

  • ynwa on 26/05/2016 - 13:30

    Just got off am online chat and got the following..
    Kalatiola: So the order was shipped as of the 24/05/2016 and should be arriving today or tomorrow as standard post time is 3-5 business day

    • ynwa on 26/05/2016 - 13:47

      Still not expecting anything before next week tho

      • spendinghacker on 26/05/2016 - 16:55
        +3

        Looks like it's a case of different answer with each CSR. Total shambles.

        Good to keep in mind for future reference if you plan to order a SIM pack online and need it quickly

  • BargainKen on 26/05/2016 - 21:01

    Haven't got mine yet, starting to wonder if they'll backflip (That you Malcolm? :) on the dollar deal given they're listed as "In Stock" online albeit at $15 now.

    • retiredfeline on 26/05/2016 - 21:41

      My card's been charged so they're going to have to go to more trouble than it's worth for them to refund, or so I hope.

      • YellowKnight on 26/05/2016 - 22:47
        +1

        Everyone's been told different stories by the customer service reps. Some say their sims have been despatched on the 24th, some say it'll take 5-7 business days. And no one on this thread has said they have received theirs yet. AusPost usually delivers within 3 days. Looks to be a mess.

  • heyu on 26/05/2016 - 22:55
    +2

    They should offer those who purchased on the deal to collect at their local Woolworth stores and offer $2 store credit for the postage paid. Quicker for those who need the SIM cards urgently and might drive more sales for them. Win win!

    • RockyRaccoon on 27/05/2016 - 08:36
      +2

      Have you really thought this thru.

      They have to contact everyone to find out which store they want to pick it up from?

      The labour costs of that would be significant, phone call, arranging shipping (yep can go in regular delivery to store, but that could be a week away after they get the sims) More logistics issues, they they have to process refunds of each shipment payment. So the costs will far outweigh anything.

      and what about those who may have to travel to the stores. I'd prefer mine delivered rather than spend $10 in fuel getting to the store and having to wait for the pimply faced teen, who will spend 30 minutes trying to find my order when it arrives.

      I guarantee they got ozbargained and sold so many more than they had in stock, plus system issues with addresses probably means each has to be checked carefully beore going out. (almost 10K click thru's and if each bought 2 thats 20K sims to manufacture and package)

      Making Sim cards and getting everything box up will probably take at best 7-10 days. You have to get on the production schedule, plus a lot of other admin tasks to get these into your system. Also it has to be ordered thru Telstra, then their supplier.

      I know, years ago I worked for a card issuer and we had a stuff up that took 7 plus days to fix and we tried everything to expedite things

      Its a $4 punt on a cheap sim, which most of us wont renew, when it comes it comes. No one has heard anything about them cancelling this. If people really need a sim, they can get one right away at a store and use the new sims next month.

      • BargainKen on 27/05/2016 - 08:50
        +2

        It's not a punt when the order is made and sale is charged. Happy to wait personally but a little communication update goes a long way in customer satisfaction.

        • RockyRaccoon on 27/05/2016 - 08:52

          Correct, I meant it was a punt when we made the order. Now they have charged it, that part of the picture is different

      • heyu on 27/05/2016 - 09:18
        +3

        Well I thought most Woolworths supermarkets already hold the starter packs. This may just help the stores move some stock and get replenished at the same time. I thought it could be just an email out to those who purchased offering them a choice to pick up at a local store where stock is available. Say the email offers an election which can be made by clicking on a link generating a confirmation or a code needed to 'redeem' the sims purchased. No refunds, just store credit. For me, I would use the $2 paid for shipment that didn't happen and use that on buying milk instead. And of course, some may choose to do nothing and just wait for the delivery.

        It all depends on the agility of their IT and marketing team to be able to carry out the fix utilising technology.

        • spendinghacker on 27/05/2016 - 09:49

          It all depends on the agility of their IT and marketing team to be able to carry out the fix utilising technology.

          Clearly this is not something the Woolworths Limited corporation is very good at (being agile & adapting to change that is).

          Hence why they are getting absolutely smashed recently by Coles and the german giant Aldi (with the even bigger German giant Lidl coming soon to join the 'beat up').

          They are obviously also not very good at buying or creating businesses and keeping them profitable as the DSE and Masters examples show.

          Bad news if you're a Woolies shareholder.

  • tomclancy on 27/05/2016 - 12:46
    +8

    Received my two $2 prepaid starter packs today. Expiry on both = 31/12/2017. Damn, wish I had ordered more :(

    • RockyRaccoon on 27/05/2016 - 13:36

      Likewise and also same expiry date except mine say $30 Starter pack

      • ChillBro on 27/05/2016 - 13:50

        I think we all got the same $30 starter pack but PBG just mentioned how much he got them for.

        • snappy1234 on 27/05/2016 - 13:58
          +1

          ChillBro

          i think that is good reasoning.

          Thanks for letting us know what is going on.(PBG & RR)

          Cheers all.

      • tomclancy on 27/05/2016 - 14:00
        +1

        Oh yeah, sorry for the confusion. $30 starter packs. Paid $2 each for them (I was trying to refer that I didn't pay the $15 newer deal price)

        • RockyRaccoon on 27/05/2016 - 14:32
          +1

          Wasn't meaning anything, just clarifying for others as there were $2 starter packs available, but not on sale

        • tomclancy on 27/05/2016 - 14:40
          +1

          @RockyRaccoon: All good Rocky. Sometimes my fingers type faster than my brain :)

        • retiredfeline on 27/05/2016 - 14:51
          +1

          @PBG: Wish I could get my brain to type my fingers could use a rest.

    • BargainKen on 27/05/2016 - 14:00
      +1

      A positive sign. Thanks for sharing

    • YellowKnight on 27/05/2016 - 14:14
      +1

      May I know why you would want to activate them after 30/6 because then you miss out on the 6GB of data for new activations.

      • RockyRaccoon on 27/05/2016 - 14:34
        +1

        With 100/25 NBN FTTP with unlimited data, in my case having a sim for calls is personally more valuable 😀

      • tomclancy on 27/05/2016 - 14:46
        +2

        I'm in the same boat as Rocky. I have unlimited internet at home & work, I don't need more than 2GB internet on my mobile. I'm buying these to continue my prepaid SIM jumping for calls & texts.

  • Flowerbomb on 27/05/2016 - 14:41

    Received my 2 packs today in Sydney metro. Expiry= 31/12/2017. I made two orders a few hours apart, so now just waiting to receive the second order.

    • BargainKen on 27/05/2016 - 15:17

      Did you receive dispatch emails or did the orders just get delivered?

      • Flowerbomb on 27/05/2016 - 16:21

        No dispatch emails, it just got sent out.

    • whooah1979 on 27/05/2016 - 17:33
      +1

      The starter pack has to be activated within 3 months of purchase.

      or

      Expiry= 31/12/2017.

  • Findmebargain on 27/05/2016 - 15:32

    Ordered Sunday morning, still haven't received, not even any despatch email.

    Anyone tried porting between Woolworths Mobile (WM) and Amaysim? What's your experience like? I imagine it will be like between Telstra and Amaysim so should be quite prompt?

    • Findmebargain on 27/05/2016 - 16:47

      Did an online chat and was told that all $1 SIM orders were despatched on Monday/Tuesday this week. Hope mine will get here on Monday. Perhaps it takes a day longer to reach Melbourne…

      • Findmebargain on 30/05/2016 - 13:40

        Mine received today

      • Miss B on 01/06/2016 - 15:16

        Mine wasn't sent 'til Thursday according to the label, or Friday according to the postmark.

    • techno2000 on 28/05/2016 - 08:41
      +1

      I ported from Aldi Mobile which is telstra wholesale as well to Amaysim few days back. Was done and dusted in 10 minutes.

  • KOBH on 27/05/2016 - 16:58

    I received 2x SIMs today.

  • mrkite54 on 27/05/2016 - 17:07

    Do they require signature on delivery?

    • KOBH on 27/05/2016 - 17:08
      +2

      No, straight in the letter box.

  • sunaus on 27/05/2016 - 17:18
    +1

    No dispatch emails, and I have two orders, but only got one order today.

    No signature, just normal mail.

  • YellowKnight on 27/05/2016 - 17:32

    Just got home, nothing in the mailbox for me. Boo. And the operator I spoke to said it got dispatched on Tuesday.

    • ikelin on 27/05/2016 - 18:39

      Same here, I was hoping to get mine today since I'm Pay to go with AmaySim and trying to minimize my spending.
      Also, I'm curious whether or not they do weekend shipping?

      • YellowKnight on 27/05/2016 - 18:55

        Doubtful since I seems like it just gets delivered by regular mail. Fingers crossed still though.

      • [Deactivated] on 27/05/2016 - 19:10

        Belong clearance $20 starter packs are$5 at k Mart if your desperate or need someone to Port over to

      • BargainKen on 27/05/2016 - 21:54

        'Straya post working on the weekend? Not in this century.

    • junk3569 on 28/05/2016 - 08:52
      -1

      why do i get neg? care to explain?

      • WatchNerd on 28/05/2016 - 11:27

        Probably because you said you bought 10, that usually doesn't go down well on here.
        Also your last sentence is talking about the future in past tense.

        • junk3569 on 28/05/2016 - 14:00
          -2

          Thanks for the explanation , i m living in area where all ports are full, can't get internet. it's not a crime to order what I need! Too many hipocrits here. I'm 100% sure who negged me , if they they knew it doesn't ended in 3 months they would bought many

        • RockyRaccoon on 28/05/2016 - 14:53
          +2

          @junk3569: ROFL - you have 9 negative votes at the time of my posting, are you really sure which 9 they are?😀 (No Im not one of them, I am an amused bystander.. who admired your balls in ordering 10)

    • [Deactivated] on 28/05/2016 - 13:17

      Were they all same name/address/card?

      • junk3569 on 28/05/2016 - 15:07
        +2

        Yep, received them on Fri. Same name and adress, the conditions says 2 sim per transaction, not 2 sims per person.

        • [Deactivated] on 28/05/2016 - 16:08

          Excellent- my collection should come soon hopefully!

  • boo hoo on 27/05/2016 - 18:48
    +2

    My experience lately re Aust Post is the mail is a lot slower than usual since their cutbacks and charge increase. I sent a form to Melbourne recently and it took 7 business days. The company in Melbourne said they were advised their service would be going through slower than usual processing until the new "procedures" were sorted. If you don't send or pay Express Post it is taking longer by the looks of it.

  • rmh on 29/05/2016 - 09:59
    +2

    So I also didn't get a confirmation email or anything and didn't note the order number. After not hearing anything for this long I assumed it didn't go through. I checked my cc statement this morning and saw I got charged the $4, so there's hope I thought.

    Rang woolies online support to follow it up and gave them all my details and they can't find any reference to my order so told me to get my bank to dispute it with Woolworths if I wanted the $4 back. Very average.

    • rmh on 31/05/2016 - 08:51

      and it arrived the next day .. lol, great systems in place Woolies.

  • [Deactivated] on 29/05/2016 - 11:51

    I wouldn't panic yet
    If they don't turn up by Friday I'll start worrying then

  • whodidthat on 29/05/2016 - 12:05

    Just been on live chat……..

    Because of system lag and fault, we couldn't send email to customers
    We sold the product more than expected that's why there was a delay in shipment

  • shapers on 30/05/2016 - 11:32
    +1

    I got mine today, expiry date on the packs are 31/12/2017

    • nickj on 30/05/2016 - 12:03
      +1

      Ditto, and same 31/12/2017 expiry.
      If I had realized the expiry would be that long, then I would have bought 2 more starter packs in the wife's name.

      • ausbob71 on 30/05/2016 - 12:39

        Same great deal though.

    • CVonC on 30/05/2016 - 12:58

      +1

  • BargainKen on 30/05/2016 - 11:52

    Mine just arrived also, a great result.

  • [Deactivated] on 30/05/2016 - 14:42

    Yes mine here too
    Just remember use by June 29 to get the bonus data
    Anyone else got a new mobile phone tower in town this week or is it just the marginal seats

  • Shepard on 30/05/2016 - 16:28

    just got mine in the mail. exp 31.12.2017
    area is 3152

  • chyawala on 30/05/2016 - 17:41

    What devices are compatible with these sims? Want to use for data, but two different locked Telstra USB modems refused it. I thought being on the same network also meant the same network locked devices would work. A locked Telstra mobile phone worked for calls/sms. It appears the APN is different being mdata.net.au

    From FAQ:

    Can I use my Woolworths Pre-paid mobile SIM in a locked phone?

    No. Your Woolworths Pre-paid mobile SIM will only work in an unlocked phone. To unlock your phone please contact your current service provider.
    Did this answer your question?

  • hpwqust on 30/05/2016 - 18:58

    Mine arrived. Thank you.

  • snappy1234 on 30/05/2016 - 19:06
    +1

    Mine also arrived today (QLD) normal postie delivered.

    Thanks member 0230
    :)

    • Member 0230 on 31/05/2016 - 13:54
      +4

      You're welcome.

      Here's the irony: I ordered before probably 99% of you, but I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MINE YET!

      lol

  • pyramid on 30/05/2016 - 19:08

    Mine arrived.. Melbourne..

  • Ronnnie on 30/05/2016 - 19:19

    I haven't received mine, but by the sounds of things nothing to be concerned by.

  • YellowKnight on 30/05/2016 - 20:27

    Not sure if it's too late to comment but mine arrived.

  • double_J on 31/05/2016 - 09:42

    Just want to get confirmation please … if we activate AFTER 30 June 2016 (sim expiry date 31/12/2017), we will only get 3GB data instead of 6GB data? Am I correct? Thanks!

    • Member 0230 on 31/05/2016 - 13:52

      Yes. Or at least, that's how I read this page — https://mobile.woolworths.com.au/prepaid.html

      • ntongeng on 01/06/2016 - 01:14

        Hi Member 0230, based on the link you provided above I read it as activation after 30th June 2016 one will only get 2GB and not 3GB. As per the link, the 3Gb is made up of "2GB Data + 1GB Bonus Data^" and according to the small print
        "^ Bonus data available when you apply a $30 or $45 recharge before 30 June 2016. 30 day credit expiry.". Please have a read and let me know whether my interpretation is correct or not. Frankly, I hope to be wrong as 3GB would be better for everyone. Thank you.

        • Member 0230 on 01/06/2016 - 08:15
          +1

          That's a fair question. I focused on the date rather than what the "normal" data quota would be like. In that case it's better to ask Woolies direct because my casual reading doesn't tell me when their current bonus of 1GB ends.

  • Obs on 31/05/2016 - 10:35

    Realised this was asked earlier but it wasn't answered. Can someone please share their experience porting/churning from Telstra to Woolies and vice versa considering Woolies uses Telstra wholesale. I'm particularly interested in down time.

    • ExPrinceHairy on 31/05/2016 - 12:24

      I ported from Telstra to Woolworths last night after receiving these in the mail. Porting was completed by 9am this morning.

      Should have bought more of these!

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